19 May 2023
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John Miller Informer 106
Toast Of The Coast
With properties dotted along the eastern seaboard, Dreamtime has distinguished itself as one of Australia’s foremost independent resort management groups. Dreamtime’s hallmark is to offer a “home away from home,” which it does superbly with its modern, self-contained, apartment-style holiday accommodation.
Its east coast portfolio includes two properties in Brisbane — Belise in Bowen Hills and The Docks on Goodwin in Kangaroo Point — two on the Sunshine Coast at Mooloolaba and Caloundra, three in North Queensland — two in Palm Cove, one in Cairns — three in Yeppoon on the Capricorn Coast, and one at Bargara on the Coral Coast.
On the Gold Coast, Dreamtime has been active since 2004 and now has more properties there than any other destination. Its four Gold Coast properties include one at Coolangatta and Mermaid Beach, and two at Broadbeach.
Dreamtime is anticipating a strong year of growth in 2023 coming off strong post-Covid bookings over the recent Christmas period which exceeded pre-Covid results.
ResortBrokers caught up with Dreamtime’s Managing Director, Bryan Fitzpatrick, for a chat.
How important is the Gold Coast to Dreamtime?
As a company that was founded on the Gold Coast with our head office based in Robina, the Gold Coast is certainly a high priority for Dreamtime.
While we’ve bought and sold a variety of Gold Coast properties during this time, we’ve seen strong and consistent growth over the years, excluding Covid.
In terms of performance, three of our top five performing properties are on the Gold Coast. So, as we continue to grow our portfolio, Gold Coast opportunities will always pique our interest.
What’s Dreamtime’s longterm view of the Gold Coast?
The Gold Coast offers what we believe are some of Australia’s best tourist drawcards with the infrastructure of a major city, uniquely positioning it to attract both professional and leisure travellers and host major events.
I think the continued growth and interest in the Gold Coast from domestic and international travellers and investors shows it is a much desired destination on a strong upward trajectory, and we don’t expect that will change anytime soon.
What are Dreamtime’s future plans?
We’re now also supporting other Gold Coast properties, offering our expertise to property managers through our outsourced reservations service Stay Queensland and our specialised property marketing services Dreamtime Resort Marketing in the hope our experience and proven success can help other local properties also achieve stronger growth and better results. END
